SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) -Alexei Kovalev’s shot from the right circle 1:43 into overtime gave the Montreal Canadiens a 2-1 victory over Florida on Wednesday night, spoiling the Panthers’ first game since forward Richard Zednik was seriously injured earlier this week.
With Jassen Cullimore – who helped Zednik off the ice after his neck was slashed in Buffalo on Sunday night – in the penalty box for hooking, Kovalev scored his 26th of the season to snap Montreal’s three-game losing streak.
Steve Montador scored his fifth goal of the season in the first period for Florida. Christopher Higgins knotted the game with 7:26 left with his 18th of the season for Montreal.
Thrashers 3, Capitals 2, SO
ATLANTA (AP) – Eric Perrin and Slava Kozlov scored on Atlanta’s first two shootout opportunities and Kari Lehtonen stopped 39 shots before denying Washington’s Alexander Semin and Boyd Gordon in the shootout.
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The Thrashers improved to 7-4 in shootouts and 13-4 in overtime. They were only 1:21 away from winning in regulation, but Alex Ovechkin scored his NHL-leading 48th goal from the left circle to force overtime.
Marian Hossa had a goal and an assist for Atlanta.
Bruins 2, Penguins 1
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Petteri Nokelainen and Vladimir Sobotka scored less than 2 minutes apart during the first period and Boston held on despite allowing Evgeni Malkin’s third-period goal.
The Bruins were so strong defensively most of the game, goalie Tim Thomas saw only a single shot during one 15-minute stretch of the second period and faced only 11 during the first two periods. Malkin scored his 32nd goal of the season with about 7 minutes remaining, his fourth goal in three games.
Devils 3, Senators 2, OT
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) – Brian Gionta swept a rebound past Martin Gerber 2:14 into overtime and New Jersey beat Ottawa.
Gionta’s drive was blocked in front, and Jamie Langenbrunner put a rebound off the right pad of Gerber. Gionta got the puck again and scored his 14th goal for the Devils, who won their second straight at home after a 2-4 skid there.
Martin Brodeur, in his 16th straight start, stopped 23 shots, and Gerber made 28 saves for Ottawa.
Langenbrunner and Karel Rachunek also scored for the Devils, and Patrik Elias had three assists.
Blackhawks 7, Blue Jackets 2
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Dustin Byfuglien scored two goals and Chicago rolled to a big early lead to beat Columbus.
Robert Lang, Brent Seabrook, James Wisniewski and Martin Havlat each had a goal and an assist and Brent Sopel had two assists for the Blackhawks, who scored on three of their first four shots. Patrick Kane also scored.
Fredrik Modin, activated off the injured list earlier in the day, and Dick Tarnstrom had the goals for Columbus, which has lost seven of eight.
Sabres 1, Maple Leafs 0
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) – Ryan Miller stopped 35 shots and Paul Gaustad scored the lone goal, lifting Buffalo.
Gaustad broke a scoreless tie 9 minutes into the third, converting Daniel Paille’s pass from behind the net. Miller registered his third shutout of the season, helping Buffalo improve to 8-0-2 in its past 10 games and move into seventh place in the Eastern Conference standings, a point ahead of the idle New York Rangers.
Vesa Toskala was sharp in stopping 19 shots for the Maple Leafs, but was caught leaning the wrong way when Gaustad beat him on the short side while parked at the right post.
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